Best friends to lovers is a risky game…Pro hockey player Aaron Ferrar has shit luck with women. With one divorce, one psycho, and far too many one-night stands under his belt, he can’t seem to break his bad dating habits. He knows he’s not good enough for his sweet, sexy best friend, so he would never go there, but it’s getting harder and harder to resist her.Veterinary assistant Sara Chandler … her.
Veterinary assistant Sara Chandler has floundered since graduating from college. She left both academia and hockey behind, and now she’s a nanny for her best friend while working part-time at a local veterinary clinic until she gets into veterinarian school. She’s always been hot for her hockey-playing best friend, but she’s not in his league and she’s leaving Anchorage soon anyway.
When disaster strikes, Aaron doesn’t hesitate to jump in, but nothing is ever going to be the same for them. He doesn’t know how to help her and neither of them ever do things the easy way.
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A return to the Alaska Blizzard. This time it’s the story of Aaron and Sara. I loved Aaron from the moment he was introduced in another story. Sara is Dani’s best friend (Defending Dani). Aaron and Sara developed a friendship that turned into something more. After one encounter, Aaron pulls away breaking Sara’s heart. Will they be able to put it together to get their happily ever after as their friends have done?
I absolutely loved Aaron and Sara and was rooting for them. Of course the road to happily ever after never seems to run smoothly but I enjoyed their journey. I must say that Merlin stole the show. It was also great to see some of my favorite characters from the Alaska Blizzard.
I love a good friends to lovers romance and this one was great!
It had humor, drama, tension, heartache and a hilarious bird named Merlin. I loved him! Sara and Aaron were perfect for each other. It just took awhile to figure it out. I loved Saving Sara! It grabbed me from the start and I couldn’t put it down! I love the Alaska Blizzards series! I can’t wait for the next book!
Where to start? Aaron and Sara had a great friendship that without them realizing turned into a great relationship. Aaron had so many horrible relationships that it made him scared to show his true feelings. Sara felt like she couldn’t do anything right or up to par with her friends. Together they started to realize that what they thought was true about themselves wasn’t necessarily true. Once they came together they seem to be able to overcome their previous thoughts and become better people by being together. The interaction with previous characters is always a added present.
Y’all! I just finished it and oMg! Aaron is just so complex and devoted at the same time! Five stars Elizabeth @ Carolina Chic’s Read
Kat Mizera is a master at wooing your heart and making you fall so deep for her hockey hero’s! I love a good romance and she gives you so much more than just a sports romance. Aaron’s and Sara’s story is one of two besties that fall so deep with each other, then the amazing show stopping one night happens for them. Aaron does not know how to handle how he feels.
They feel so much for each other that they can’t go but one way. It’s so fun to watch them get there and you get a visit from the sidewinders crew too! YES PLEASE!
If you love a friends to lovers story and a sweet hockey romance than Saving Sara is the perfect book for you!
I absolutely enjoyed Aaron and Sara’s story although there were a few times I wanted to shake Aaron and tell him to stop being so dense before he loses the best thing that ever happened to him. He and Sara have been best friends but by crossing that line he could risk losing that friendship or it could mean a forever together. Will they take the leap into love?
I highly recommend that you read their story so you can enjoy their bumpy ride as much as I did! You will not be disappointed!
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Merlin the bird is probably my favorite character of this book, though Sara and Aaron are great together and a close second tie. Their best friends to more progresses with ease, yet at the same time has just enough tension to keep you interested! I already have a soft spot for goalies and animals, this book amped the game up.
Highly recommend.
Goalie, vet Tech, animals, hockey
Another great addition to a great series!
I love Kat Mizera’s books and characters and Saving Sara is another fabulous addition to the Alaska Blizzard series! This book centers around pro hockey player Aaron Ferrar who can’t seem to break his bad dating habits. With one divorce, one staker-ish ex and too many laps around the dating scene, he is looking for something, he just isn’t sure what that is. His best friend Sara Chandler knows what he needs – her, if only he would get past the friends-zone. It’s not until a disaster hits their town that their true feelings for each other come to light and we get to go along for the journey. Another witty, engaging, entertaining, sweet and sexy read from an amazing author!!! Cannot wait for Book 6!
I love how this book started out and I hated it all at the same time. Aaron and Sara have been best friends for a few years. One night changes everything though and Aaron’s actions make being friends difficult. Fast forward a few months and an earthquake changes things for these two even more. Sara needs a place to stay and Aaron wants his friend back and then more. I enjoyed getting to know these two and watching their love blossom. The storyline was good but it didn’t always hold my interest. I loved Sara and her strength. She definitely was the “adult” in the relationship. I had mixed feelings about Aaron though. He was great when it came to his love for Sara, yet he was stupid at the same time. Personally if I had been Sara I would have made him grovel more. This is actually the first book in this series that I have read and I liked it overall. I think the supporting characters really helped and I love how the author tied two series together, it was like revisiting old friends. Looking forward to more in this series. *I voluntarily read an advanced copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review.”
Aaron and Sara have been best friends for years and neither will admit their attraction to each other, after Sara decides to make a move life gets awkward for them but a disaster makes Aaron face his feelings and Sara reevaluate what she wants in life. This book isn’t just about falling in love, but also about how you need friends, finding out what you really want in life and going for it, as well as communication makes everyone life easier … oh and I really really want a Macaw called Merlin!!!
The fantastic Kat Mizera has done it again! Aaron Ferrar is the starting goalie for the Alaska Blizzard and has had bad luck in the dating arena with a divorce, a psycho, and too many one night stands to count. Aaron believes he isn’t good enough for his sexy best friend, Sara, and finds it harder every day to resist her. Sara Chandler works as a nanny for her best friend and part time as a veterinary tech for a local veterinary clinic until she gets accepted to veterinary school. Sara is hurt when Aaron pulls away after they hook up after a night of drinking. When a earthquake hits, Aaron is sent to the veterinary clinic to make sure Sara and the animals are okay. Aaron finds Sara injured and trapped underneath a cabinet. With the help of 2 teenagers, Aaron is able to free Sara and get her to the hospital. With Sara’s injuries and the damages to Sergei and Dani’s house, Aaron invites Sara to live with him. Sara is reluctant at first but knows she really has no other choice. As Aaron and Sara spend time together, they fall back into enjoying their time together like they used to. Sara tries to date her orthopedic surgeon but finds him boring, but Sara knows that no one compares to Aaron. Aaron finally confesses to Sara that he wants her but is afraid that he will hurt her with the mistakes he always makes in relationships. While Aaron and Sara move forward quickly in their relationship as a couple, Sara reevaluates her life and what she wants. What will Sara do when she learns she wasn’t rejected from her first choice veterinary school? How will Aaron react when he learns of the offer made to Sara to attend veterinary school? Can Sara forgive Aaron for hurting her in the worst possible way? Will Aaron convince Sara of his true feelings? Will Sara choose school or Aaron? I LOVED Saving Sara by Kat Mizera. Saving Sara is an amazing story with great characters and animals that will have the reader laughing out loud. The chemistry between Aaron and Sara is scorching hot! I love how the characters from previous books intertwine and offer advice to the couple. I would highly recommend getting Saving Sara and the other books in the Alaska Blizzard series by Kat Mizera. Kat Mizera is a MUST read author for this reader. I received an ARC copy of this book, and I am leaving my honest review.
This was a really good book and I was drawn into from the beginning!! I finished it it one sitting. I loved all the emotional dynamics that Kat put me through in this book. And even though I didn’t feel as I was missing anything as I saw they were stand alones I really wished I had read the ones before in this series because i can guarantee they are worth the read and I’m going to get on that asap!! And even though I really wanted to jerk Aaron out of my kindle a few times and beat the fire out of him you really do love him. And Sara is just trying to find out exactly what she really wants out of her life. And instead of living in the moment is always trying to find what her next step is. And of course it has hockey players so that is an all go for me!!!! – By Tina
Another wonderful, page turning emotional hockey story! Ashley @ Carolina Chic’s Read
Aaron and Sara have been best of friends but can they be more. Kat does it again with her emotional friends to lover’s hockey romance that you will not want to put down! These two have battle scars that have them doing everything you expect and then some! This story has all the feels that you expect from Kat and you will not be disappointed. Hey and just a little taste she adds some visits from our Sidewinders friends too!!!! Can we have the next hockey hunk ASAP!!!!
This was a great hockey romance. I love sports romance and this one did not disappoint.
Aaron and Sara had been friends for a long time. Both of them ignoring the attraction. One night changes their relationship. Sara wishes for the better.
When Sara is injured their friendship is rekindled. Will it be enough to move forward with a romantic relationship? Will they get it right this time?
I enjoyed this book. I loved getting the other couples as well. I look forward to the next one.
Oh my heart Kat does it again! I always say the last book was my favorite and here she goes making Saving Sara my favorite! I absolutely adored Aaron and Sara and I cant wait for more from this author!
The Blizzard hockey team and their friends and family are almost like home now with the fifth book in this series. I’ve been waiting for Aaron and Sara’s story. For years they have been best friends, but Sara is wanting something more and Aaron is afraid of his past of bad relationships and a fear of losing the friendship he shares with Sara if he takes it to the next level.
Of course there are ups and downs, things that bring them closer together or farther apart. But Sara is the best thing in Aaron’s life and I had so much appreciation for her, a truly good person, and irritation with Aaron who doesn’t seem to know what he wants.
This is a lovely series, and each book just adds to the enjoyment of the world of the hockey team and the people in that circle, while set in Alaska. And I love Merlin, that silly macaw.
I received an ARC of this book from the author and this is my honest review.
•• Sexy Best Friends to Lovers Ice Hockey romance ••
I am reasonably new to Kat Mizera’s books, and haven’t yet started on any of her Ice Hockey heroes. So, in reading Saving Sara, I found everything I knew I wanted to be reading in a sports romance about those hot alpha males on the ice.
Even though I have come into this stand-a-lone series at book 5, I didn’t feel like I was in a room full of private jokes at any point. Ms Mizera has introduced me to characters without giving away their backstories, and if anything, it has whet my appetite to go back and read more about them.
With his devastating run with long term relationships, it is easy to see why Aaron is running scared and making stupid mistakes in his attempt to preserve his relationship, his ‘friends only’ relationship with Sara. They love each other’s easy company, and it is too precious to him to develop into more in case he loses her. I understood that, yet I still wanted to slap him upside his head. I might not have been able to do it, but holy crap, the WAGs in their group certainly made their displeasure known! Even his friends gave him a serve because in their own relationships, they had worked out on which side their bread was buttered!!!
These Wives And Girlfriends (WAGs) are really good for Sara, and you will see that she needs the best people in her life.
This book is every reason that I love Ice Hockey sports romances, and in Saving Sara, Kat Mizera has nailed it. 5 Stars.
I love a best friends to lovers romance and this one is no exception. Sara has always been in love with Aaron but after a disastrous attempt to move their relationship forward it seems to have created a permanent wedge between them. When Sara gets injured in an earthquake, she becomes Aaron’s roommate for the duration of her recuperation. That’s when the relationship shifts and sparks ignite. This is the fifth book in the series, I didn’t know that until I came to write this review, so can most definitely be read as a standalone. But I will be going back to read the rest of this series.
We find out quite a bit about Sara Chandler in this book. The question needs to be, “What does she need to be saved from?” What is the deal with her and Aaron? What happens on the first day of training camp? How does that change the course of a few things for the team, their families, and Sara? Why do we get to meet Dr. Sullivan? Who is Dr. Harjo? I like Dr. Harjo. I love the surprises that Aaron and Sara get for one another. I wonder if they will ever get their ‘stuff’ together. Read and see what happens!
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I adored everything about this book and I highly recommend it to all Friends to Lovers as well as lovers of Sports Romance. This is book 5 in the Alaska Blizzard Series but it can certainly be read as a stand-alone, I know this because this is the first book in this series that I have read.
Sara and Aaron are best friends and when an earthquake leaves Sara needing somewhere to stay and help getting around Aaron is the obvious choice but this couple have hidden their feelings for so long, covered them up with friendship what will happen when they end up living under the same roof…
Will crossing the line ruin the wonderful friendship they share or will their feelings grow stronger ?
this book captivated me, I loved the characters and I loved the story, it ticked all my boxes and I will certainly be looking at previous books in this series as soon as time permits.
Saving Sara is book 5 in the Alaska Blizzard series by Kat Mizera. This is Sara and Aaron’s story.
Aaron plays goalie for the ice hockey team Alaska Blizzard; Sara is the nanny for Niko (son of Dani and Sergei) and a vet assistant.
Sara and Aaron are BFFs but Sara is in love with Aaron and wants more out of their relationship. One night changes between them when Sara makes a move to change their relationship from the friendzone to something more. It caused a rift between them. Then several months later an earthquake hits Anchorage and Sara ends up hurt with a broken leg and as Aaron’s temporary roommate. This leads to their friendship and romance rekindled which is heated up with the close proximity of their living space. But something goes wrong with miscommunication and misunderstanding that causes them to separate. Can Sara and Aaron repair their relationship or is this HEA doomed ?
Fantastic story with great characters (old favs showing up) , awesome plot with the earthquake action, steamy romance and beautiful chemistry between H/h. I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to the next in this series.
My Rating: 4.5 stars ********